Operation Assuage

Operation Assuage was a Canadian Joint Task Force 2 special forces operation that occurred on 15 January 2017. The JTF2 team was dispatched to rescue some hostages that were being held aboard a yacht near Bylot Island in Baffin Bay, facing 22 terrorists from the "White Masks" terrorist group. The JTF2 operatives broke open the doors and cleared the yacht of opposition, with the last few terrorists being gunned down as they hid on the bridge of the yacht. Two of the operatives were killed during the shootout with the 22 terrorists.